Omonia 29is Maiou beat Anorthosis Famagusta 1-0 with Vlachomitros goal at 37'
Vlachomitros, who came on in the 22nd minute, scored the only goal for his first league goal of the season at Makario Stadium.
Vlachomitros decides the Matchday 6 game
Omonia 29is Maiou beat Anorthosis Famagusta 1-0 on Sunday 18/10/2026 at Makario Stadium in a Cyprus First Division Regular Season game. The match kicked off at 19:00 Cyprus time and the home side led 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came at 37', scored by Vlachomitros. He had entered the match at 22', replacing a player FACTS does not name, so his goal came in the first half. Anorthosis did not score, and the 1-0 half-time score stood to the end.
First Division · Matchday 6
FULL TIMENobody was sent off. Omonia 29is Maiou received 3 yellow cards and Anorthosis 1. The first booking, at 10', went to a home player the data does not identify, and Panteli was cautioned at 14'. Aristotelous was booked at 75', and Tošić became the only Anorthosis player cautioned, at 78'.
Substitutions and a goal-scorer's season so far
Each side made 5 substitutions. Omonia 29is Maiou's changes came at 22', 46', 64' (two) and 83'. Panteli left at 46', with Aristotelous coming on, and Aristotelous was cautioned at 75'. Anorthosis's changes followed at 46', 70', 70', 87' and 87'.
Player
#24 SCORERVlachomitros played 68 minutes in the match. According to the season data he now has 1 league goal in 2 appearances and 92 minutes, and it is his first league goal of the season. That puts him 24th in the scorers' list, and FACTS does not say whether anyone shares that place.
The table after the match
The official table in the data lists Omonia 29is Maiou 9th with 5 points from 5 matches, 7 points behind the leader. Anorthosis are 13th with 3 points from 5 matches, 9 points behind. Both sit in the zone labelled Cyprus League (Relegation Group).
At the top, Apollon Limassol lead with 12 points from 6 matches. AEK Larnaca and AEL Limassol also have 12 points, from 5 matches each. Omonia are 4th with 11 points, and Pafos FC are 5th with 10.
First Division
TABLE| # | Club | P | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Omonia Aradippou | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | Omonia 29is Maiou | 5 | 5 | |
| 10 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 5 | 4 | |
| 11 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 6 | 4 | |
| 12 | Krasava ENY Ypsonas | 6 | 3 | |
| 13 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 5 | 3 | |
| 14 | Karmiotissa | 6 | 3 |
Recent form and the head-to-head record
Omonia 29is Maiou came into the game after two straight league defeats, 1-2 at AEL Limassol on 11/10 and 1-2 at home to AEK Larnaca on 18/09. Before those they drew 3-3 at Olympiakos Nicosia on 13/09 and 2-2 with Karmiotissa on 04/09, and they won 3-0 at Krasava ENY Ypsonas on 28/08. Their scoring streak across all competitions stands at 6 matches.
Anorthosis arrived on a run of 3 consecutive defeats. They lost 1-3 at home to Pafos FC on 11/10 and 0-3 at Nea Salamis Famagusta on 19/09. Their last win in the data was 2-1 at home to APOEL on 12/09.
The previous meetings of these teams in the data favoured Anorthosis. Over 4 meetings, Anorthosis won 3 and drew 1, while Omonia 29is Maiou won none. The most recent of them, on 14/03/2025, ended 4-2 to Anorthosis, and Sunday's result was a first win for Omonia 29is Maiou over that opponent in the meetings FACTS lists.
The next fixtures
Omonia 29is Maiou travel to APOEL on Sunday 25/10 at 18:00, then host Nea Salamis Famagusta on Sunday 01/11 at 17:00.
Anorthosis are at home to Omonia Aradippou on Saturday 24/10 at 19:00. They then visit Aris Limassol on Sunday 01/11 at 16:00.
